[Mantaflow] initial velocity ignored in the emission object #72949

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michael campbell · 2020-01-07T13:30:12+01:00

michael campbell commented

2020-01-07 13:30:12 +01:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.17134-SP0 64 Bits
Graphics card: GeForce GTX 1070/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 431.86

Blender Version
Broken: version: 2.82 (sub 6), branch: master, commit date: 2020-01-06 20:54, hash: 3a35301fd1
Worked: (optional)

Short description of error
initial velocity ignored in the mantraflow emission object

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

Open file and run simulation.
liquid.blend
(In the file the initial velocity is pointed to normal).

**System Information** Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.17134-SP0 64 Bits Graphics card: GeForce GTX 1070/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 431.86 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 2.82 (sub 6), branch: master, commit date: 2020-01-06 20:54, hash: `3a35301fd1` Worked: (optional) **Short description of error** initial velocity ignored in the mantraflow emission object **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** - Open file and run simulation. [liquid.blend](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F8264307/liquid.blend) (In the file the initial velocity is pointed to normal).

michael campbell commented

2020-01-07 13:30:12 +01:00

Added subscriber: @3di

blender-admin commented

2020-01-07 13:30:12 +01:00

#72516 was marked as duplicate of this issue

Germano Cavalcante commented

2020-01-09 18:22:36 +01:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Confirmed'

Germano Cavalcante changed title from ~~initial velocity ignored in the mantraflow emission object when set to normal~~ to [Mantaflow] initial velocity ignored in the emission object

2020-01-10 19:22:47 +01:00

Germano Cavalcante commented

2020-01-10 19:23:03 +01:00

Added subscribers: @Lumpengnom-3, @PeterBoos, @GottfriedHofmann, @filibis, @luca1995, @Lazza, @ScottWood, @laurijh

Sebastián Barschkis was assigned by Bastien Montagne

2020-01-14 14:48:04 +01:00

Peter Boos commented

2020-01-15 00:31:45 +01:00

This is maybe something that requires some GUI and concept rethinking.
I managed to get an inflow working based upon a plane with a thickness of 1.0
Maybe initial velocities should only be for an inflow plane based, and not be for full meshes with a starting velocity.
I mean it makes more sense that a hoze provides a stream of liquid then a solid shape has certain speed on start.

Here is the file in wich it works for an inflow{F8278636}

This is maybe something that requires some GUI and concept rethinking. I managed to get an inflow working based upon a plane with a thickness of 1.0 Maybe initial velocities should only be for an inflow plane based, and not be for full meshes with a starting velocity. I mean it makes more sense that a hoze provides a stream of liquid then a solid shape has certain speed on start. Here is the file in wich it works for an inflow{[F8278636](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F8278636/Fluid_works.blend)}

Gottfried Hofmann commented

2020-01-19 17:40:57 +01:00

I can confirm that a surface thickness of >0.0 circumvents the bug.

Stefano Lazzaroni commented

2020-01-19 18:23:47 +01:00

Can you post a file showing to us how you did it? I've tried what you said but isn't working for me

Gottfried Hofmann commented

2020-01-19 19:48:25 +01:00

In #72949#853014, @Lazza wrote:
Can you post a file showing to us how you did it? I've tried what you said but isn't working for me

Here you go: manta_initial.blend

> In #72949#853014, @Lazza wrote: > Can you post a file showing to us how you did it? I've tried what you said but isn't working for me Here you go: [manta_initial.blend](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F8288211/manta_initial.blend)

ronan ducluzeau commented

2020-01-19 22:55:11 +01:00

Added subscriber: @zeauro

ronan ducluzeau commented

2020-01-19 22:55:11 +01:00

It looks like surface thickness is used as a multiplier of velocity for liquids.

Stefano Lazzaroni commented

2020-01-20 09:11:35 +01:00

In #72949#853079, @zeauro wrote:
It looks like surface thickness is used as a multiplier of velocity for liquids.

I've tried what you wrote. It's not perfectly exact. Actually the surface thickness multiplies the initial velocity only. Infact it doesn't change the gravity force. By the way thank you! You really made it work. Now: Is it wanted? I mean, is the surface thinckness doing this because it is right? According to its description it should control the !!maximum distance from mesh surface to emit fluid!!. We will wait for @sebbas to tell us if it's all right.

> In #72949#853079, @zeauro wrote: > It looks like surface thickness is used as a multiplier of velocity for liquids. I've tried what you wrote. It's not perfectly exact. Actually the surface thickness multiplies the **initial velocity only**. Infact it doesn't change the gravity force. By the way thank you! You really made it work. Now: Is it wanted? I mean, is the surface thinckness doing this because it is right? According to its description it should control the !!maximum distance from mesh surface to emit fluid!!. We will wait for @sebbas to tell us if it's all right.

Piotr Rogowski commented

2020-01-23 00:50:32 +01:00

Added subscriber: @Rogo

Piotr Rogowski commented

2020-01-23 00:50:32 +01:00

In #72949#853286, @Lazza wrote:

Actually the surface thickness multiplies the initial velocity only.

Surface thickness multiplies fluid collision probability as well. It's like two different parameters are driven by one slider.
I think #73161 is related to this one.

> In #72949#853286, @Lazza wrote: > >Actually the surface thickness multiplies the **initial velocity only**. Surface thickness multiplies fluid collision probability as well. It's like two different parameters are driven by one slider. I think #73161 is related to this one.

Peter Boos commented

2020-01-23 18:30:02 +01:00

In a sense they're related they together decide fluid particle density maybe a factor would be easier if we think of fluid inflows as planes. Well this is how I understand it.

Piotr Rogowski commented

2020-01-24 05:33:13 +01:00

@sebbas Please divide those options: "Surface thickness" and influence of the effectors.

michael campbell commented

2020-01-24 16:15:14 +01:00

Would it not make more sense to just have options to emit from face, edges, vertices (with the ability to select all 3)? And then have an offset option in scene units. The initial velocity shouldn't really be anything to do with where the water is emitting from or how far from the object it starts.

Peter Boos commented

2020-01-26 21:36:49 +01:00

Added subscriber: @michael-123

Peter Boos commented

2020-01-26 21:36:49 +01:00

@michael-123 Campbell maybe it's time to think about units sizes and stamdardisation of units it can be a problem in STL experts and measureit add-on normally I keep printing stl standard as mm. The same goes for time in particles mayveas a default use 25fps and 1ms for particles recalculate.values based upon the FPS.

On side note there are also problems with object origin and fluid domain as well

@michael-123 Campbell maybe it's time to think about units sizes and stamdardisation of units it can be a problem in STL experts and measureit add-on normally I keep printing stl standard as mm. The same goes for time in particles mayveas a default use 25fps and 1ms for particles recalculate.values based upon the FPS. On side note there are also problems with object origin and fluid domain as well

Sebastián Barschkis commented

2020-03-19 00:32:47 +01:00

Changed status from 'Confirmed' to: 'Resolved'

Sebastián Barschkis closed this issue

2020-03-19 00:32:47 +01:00

Sebastián Barschkis commented

2020-03-19 00:32:47 +01:00

Closing this report since it seems no longer to be an issue. In summary, plane emission objects need to have some "thickness" (non zero) in order to emit fluid.

Sebastián Barschkis commented

2020-03-24 00:01:48 +01:00

Update: I just committed cda81d5a4d which makes it easier to setup planar flow / obstacle objects. They now have some "thickness" by default and users will only have to mark them as "Is Planar" in the flow / effector settings (see also #73866).

Update: I just committed cda81d5a4d39 which makes it easier to setup planar flow / obstacle objects. They now have some "thickness" by default and users will only have to mark them as "Is Planar" in the flow / effector settings (see also #73866).

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[Mantaflow] initial velocity ignored in the emission object #72949